E57: Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Steve Jobs, and Bigfoot w/ Asm. Greg Wallis
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Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Greg Wallis discuss a number of topics including how the state’s low carbon fuel standard harms affordability, the legislative bill deadline, natural gas bans, a big city shift on homelessness, enforcing Prop. 36, Californians support of high speed rail, state-owned oil refineries, new baseball rules, Bigfoot, and other stories of the week.
New baseball rules
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/20/nx-s1-5304103/mlb-ball-strike-umpire-abs-challenge
The bill deadline has passed, how many bills are there with the new 35 bill limit?
https://x.com/chrismicheli/status/1893165160682135801?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng
Bigfoot proposed as state cryptid
https://amp.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article300522299.html
LCFS rules, which would raise gas prices, rejected by state legal office
Legislative Republicans raise affordability concerns about bans on natural gas
San Jose shifting its strategy on homelessness
Fremont passes new ordinance on homeless encampments
https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/02/fremont-camping-ban-ordinance-folo/
Counties face challenges implementing Prop. 36
https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/02/prop-36-arrests-treatment/
Do Californians actually support High Speed Rail?
Latino Republicans launch bipartisan Hispanic Caucus
https://x.com/joshua_hoover/status/1889722728824885306?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng
California now considering state-owned oil refineries
Newsom vows to veto expansion of California Sanctuary State law
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/13/newsom-sanctuary-law-trump-00204012
LA fires spark new proposals on streamlining building permits
https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/02/la-fires-building-permits/
California homeowners will be charged to cover FAIR plan shortfall
https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/02/homeowners-insurance-costs-rising-in-california-fair-plan/
State Farm rate hike request shot down by Insurance Commissioner
https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/02/regulator-stops-california-home-insurance-price-hike/
Bills to crack down on looting introduced by Democrats and Republicans
New statewide maps label over 2 million acres of local land as “high” or “very high” fire danger
https://calmatters.org/environment/wildfires/2025/02/california-wildlfires-high-hazard-new-maps/
Satirical Relief: Latest Babylon Bee headlines
CA Innovation Coin to feature Steve Jobs
https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-programs/american-innovation-dollar-coins/
Clip of the Week: Steve Jobs on what separates the people who do things from the people that just dream about doing them
https://x.com/sahilbloom/status/1791432472074260733?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng
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